U.S. Profit From AIG Rescue: $15.1 Billion

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government may wind up posting a profit of more than $15 billion from the rescue of American International Group Inc., according to an independent projection released Monday.

The report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, highlighted how one of the most expensive and most unpopular bailouts of the 2008 financial crisis has turned out far better for the government than...